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Wyatt CUP Report July 26, 2010 Page 2 The Comprehensive Plan encourages the development and maintenance of residential areas to improve the quality, appearance and attractiveness of housing units and residential property in general. The Comprehensive Plan designates this property, 7515 Knollwood Drive, as low- density residential. CUP Considerations: Chapter 1125 of the Zoning Code requires that the Planning Commission review and address any potential adverse effects that include, but are not limited to, relationship with the Comprehensive Plan, geographical area involved, potential depreciation, the character of the surrounding area and the demonstrated need for such a use. Staff addresses each of these potential adverse effects below. Relationship with the Comprehensive Plan. As previously stated, the Comprehensive Plan encourages the development and maintenance of residential areas to improve the quality, appearance and attractiveness of housing units and residential property in general. In this case, the owner wants to build an entirely new garage that should be a benefit to the neighborhood. The Geographical Area Involved. The home is located on Knollwood Drive. Since the additional space for the garage would be in the back, the building will still appear to be a regular two-car size garage from the street. In this case, the proposed oversized garage would not be noticeable or out of place in the neighborhood. This garage should not negatively affect any neighboring properties. Depreciation. The proposed garage would benefit the subject property both in a practical sense by providing additional on site, indoor parking and storage, as well as in an economic sense, as the construction would increase the “value” of the property. Increased property values are of course a benefit to everyone. The Character of the Surrounding Area. This portion of Knollwood Drive is entirely residential. The homes in this area are a variety of styles and ages and most have around half-acre size lots. The proposed garage would not be out of character in this area since the proposed garage would be behind the house and the extra depth would not be seen from the street. This property is 228 feet deep, so the new garage should not affect any neighbors to the rear. The garage is on the south side of the house, but would not be directly next to a neighboring house. The applicant’s property is the last house on Knollwood, so the adjacent neighbors to the south are on Bronson and their backyards abut 7515 Knollwood. The neighboring properties also have vegetation that screens Mr. Wyatt’s property from their sight. The new garage width would be a two-car garage instead of a single-car garage, but overall it would not change the current front look of the house. The Demonstrated Need for Such a Use. The applicant is proposing a 24’x60’ garage that would allow for parking two vehicles inside, a workshop and storage space for the applicant’s hobby. The applicant would be removing the shed behind the garage with the construction of the new garage.